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| 1987 World Figure Skating Championships | |
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| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | March 10 – 15 |
| Season: | 1986–87 |
| Location: | Cincinnati, USA |
| Venue: | Riverfront Coliseum |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Brian Orser | |
Ladies' singles:  Katarina Witt | |
Pairs:  Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov | |
| Ice dance: Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin | |
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The 1987 World Figure Skating Championships were held at the Riverfront ColiseuminCincinnati, USA from March 10 to 15. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Brian Orser
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 Brian Boitano
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Alexander Fadeev
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| Ladies | Katarina Witt
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Debi Thomas
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Caryn Kadavy
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| Pairs | Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov
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Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev
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Jill Watson / Peter Oppegard
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| Ice dancing | Natalia Bestemianova / Andrei Bukin
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Marina Klimova / Sergei Ponomarenko
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Tracy Wilson / Robert McCall
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Rank | Name | Nation | TFP | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov | Soviet Union |
1.4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Elena Valova / Oleg Vasiliev | Soviet Union |
2.8 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Jill Watson / Peter Oppegard | United States |
4.2 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Larisa Selezneva / Oleg Makarov | Soviet Union |
6.8 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | Denise Benning / Lyndon Johnston | Canada |
7.4 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Cynthia Coull / Mark Rowsom | Canada |
7.6 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Gillian Wachsman / Todd Waggoner | United States |
10.0 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | Christine Hough / Doug Ladret | Canada |
11.2 | 8 | 7 |
| 9 | Cheryl Peake / Andrew Naylor |  United Kingdom |
12.6 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Lenka Knapová / René Novotný |  Czechoslovakia |
14.0 | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Sonja Adalbert / Daniel Caprano |  West Germany |
14.8 | 12 | 11 |
| 12 | Danielle Carr / Stephen Carr |  Australia |
16.4 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | Shuk-Ching Ngai / Cheuk-Fai Lai |  Hong Kong |
18.2 | 13 | 13 |
